Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-20
THE DANGERS OF THE ALPS.
Six Amateur MOuntaineery, without
Guides. Killed on the JungRr0us

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
On Wednesday evening" July 90, the party stayed
the night at the Staubbach Hotel, at Lauterbrun-
men. They were all professional men-doctors,
lawyers, &C.; some were biologists, and two at
least were members of the Swiss Alpine Club. On
the Following (Thursday) morning they laid in pro-
visions for long excursion, and left at O'Clock in
the afternoon, taking two ice axes two bottles of
wine. half bottle OF brandy, two tins OF potted
tongue, enough omelette for six persons soup for
twelve, twelve eggs, and six portions of meat.
They had hired a cart, and when the guides sta
ton OF the Stechelberg they concluded that the
party were going up the Jungfrau, and naturally
offered their services which were refused. Lauener
Gan experienced guide who has helped to discover
and mark out the new way up the Juugfrau from
the RoththaI. hearing that these six tourists In
tended to make the ascent without guides became
anxious, and with only too good reason; he HIM
self knew well all the difficulties and begged them
to give up their intention, Offering his services on
the way, but they replied:
eve have very good maps. and several of US are
experienced mOuntaineers" The tnnkeeper Of
Stechelberg also asked If he might be their guide;
they thanked him CURLY and refused. The hotel
keeper at Traschelaumen tried to follow with his
telescope the route taken by the party; he caught
glimpse OF them very late on the arete, two hours
above the hut OF the Roththal but he could only
see them for very short time; he reported that
the party must have climbed very slowly, or else
that they had lett late their last nights hating
place at the hut, and either of these probabii-
tles-the weather not being very settled-mlght
tuc SUCCESS OF Clelr enUer.
prise, Tor already early on Friday afternoon v1O-
lent storm had burst upon the mountain.
Inc way taken by the unfortunate men was
1855 who cllmed up the southwest arete in order
TO avoid the fatal couloir where the guides Bis
chon and Won Almen persisted July "a, is72 The
bodies were discovered by a search party from
Grindelwald, comprising the guides Hartmann,
EGger, and Brebart, on the morning OF July 81.
PROBABLY fell from spot about Az meters below
the summit, and that all the party fell together.
as the Rothal col, found an alpenstock some yards
below the Aletch glacier, and this fact led them
TO the discovery OF the bodies. The tourists pro-
vision and clothes were lying scattered around
them. Watches and spectacles were even picked
up, put the bodies are comparatively little mutt
LATED LATED Tue unhappy men had probably spent the
night on the Jungfrau summit, for q cloak and
notebook were found there.
The Grindelwald guides signal,ed their dis
party carried the news down. 1t was then tele-
graphed to the EggtschOrn, and fresh exUedi-
uon OF guldes twenty-three strong, started thence
10 carry the bodies to the EggiSchOrn Hotel,
where they have been identified By the relatives
From the London Times
In which party OF six Swiss gentlemen unaC-
cOmpanied by any guide, lost their lives, may be
OF interest TO your readers.
We spent the evening OF the Goth inst at the
Bergli Club hut with our guides, Peter Baumann
0he younger and Ulrlc kaulmann. There was
guides, who had been unaoie on account OF the
stormy weather to proceed that day toward the
Jungfrau.
We left the hut at 4 a. no., tie morning being
fine and the snow 1rlD, and reached the nnal
Bergschrund at q. m. 20 find the bridge broken
were soon Joined by the search party, some of
whom commenced bravely cutting r pass round
the western termination OF the Schrund. After an
hours work their Efforts succeeded, but as heavy
log had then formed over the summit OF the
mountain, and as the pass being cut under an ice
c0rn1ce, was by no means free from danger, We de-
clued at a. m. to descend. Half way down the
long snow slope Peter Baumann saw an alpenStOck
fixed in a ledge OF snow about 500 yards to our
lelt, under the abrupt eastern precipice, and on
proceeding to patch OF SnoW-neld about 100 feet
below we found the half Hurried remains OF the un-
fortunate victims, all lying in OF about 30
feet square.
We cannot close this letter without expressing
the earnest hope that the terrible termination OF
thlS expedition may not be without warning to
those, OF whatever nationality they may be- who
contemplate the ascent OF the higher Alps with
out guides and without experience.
HERBERT MAXWELL,
j. WILSON.